Switzerland was the host nation for the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. It was the second time that Switzerland had hosted the Winter Games, after the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

, also in St. Moritz.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

;Men Men's combined The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below). ;Women Women's combined The downhill part of this event was held along with the main medal event of downhill skiing. For athletes competing in both events, the same time was used (see table above for the results). The slalom part of the event was held separate from the main medal event of slalom skiing (included in table below).

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

;Men ;Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Figure skating

;Men ;Women ;Pairs

Ice hockey

The tournament was run in a round-robin format with nine teams participating. * United States team was disqualified. Only eight teams are officially ranked. *Switzerland 5-4 USA *Switzerland 16-0 Italy *Switzerland 11-2 Austria *Switzerland 12-3 United Kingdom *Switzerland 8-2 Sweden *Switzerland 14-0 Poland *Czechoslovakia 7-1 Switzerland *Canada 3-0 Switzerland

Nordic combined

Events: * 18 km cross-country skiing * normal hill ski jumping The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event, meaning that athletes competing here were skiing for two disciplines at the same time. Details can be found above in this article, in the cross-country skiing section. The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below. Athletes would perform three jumps, of which the two best jumps (distance and form) were counted.

Skeleton

Ski jumping

Speed skating

;Men

References

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Olympic Winter Games 1948, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Country at games navbox, Switzerland, Olympics Nations at the 1948 Winter Olympics

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